"occurs in the NT only in the middle, to answer, speak in answer, Lk. 14:6; to reply against, contradict, dispute, Rom. 9:20*"
Definition and meaning
occurs in the NT only in the middle, to answer, speak in answer, Lk. 14:6; to reply against, contradict, dispute, Rom. 9:20*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνταποκρίνομαι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of antapokrinomai (G470) across the King James Bible.
And they could not answer him again to these things.
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
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Common questions
Strong's G470 (antapokrinomai) is a Greek word that means: occurs in the NT only in the middle, to answer, speak in answer, Lk. 14:6; to reply against, contradict, dispute, Rom. 9:20* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word antapokrinomai (G470) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G470 is antapokrinomai, a Greek word defined as: occurs in the NT only in the middle, to answer, speak in answer, Lk. 14:6; to reply against, contradict, dispute, Rom. 9:20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
antapokrinomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.